What were confit pots used for?

Confit pots served primarily as storage containers in French farmhouses for preserving meats such as duck or pork in fat. Their partially glazed earthenware construction kept contents stable in cool pantries. Today, collectors utilise these pots as decorative accents, umbrella stands, or vase containers for dried botanicals and large floral arrangements.

How do I identify French faience?

French faience typically presents a tin glaze that creates an opaque white background, decorated with hand-painted blue, manganese, or polychrome pigments. Motifs range from traditional florals to mythological figures and armorial crests. Examining the foot ring and underside often reveals maker marks, painter initials, or factory stamps specific to regions like Desvres, Quimper, or Gien.

Are salt glazed items waterproof?

Salt glazing creates a dense, vitrified surface that seals the porous clay body underneath, making the vessel naturally impervious to liquids. This technical quality suited salt-glazed stoneware for water filtration fountains, vinegar barrels, and storage crocks. Such vessels require no internal modern sealing and function safely with water when cleaned with care.

Where were tian bowls made?

Tian bowls originated in the rural South of France, where workshops produced them locally from heavy earthenware clays. Their generous dimensions accommodated large-scale domestic chores. In modern interiors, these broad bowls sit comfortably on large tables or floor spaces as sculptural display items.

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These 19th century french pottery pieces bring provincial earthenware, faience, and salt-glazed stoneware into everyday spaces.

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19th Century French Faience Bowl

From Timberhill Gallery

£150

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19th century

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Set of 25 French Confit Pots

From Mark Davis Antiques

£160

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19th century

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Antique French Armonial Double Handled Faience Flask, 19th Century

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£500

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ "Napoleon III"

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ "Napoleon III"

From Applecross Antiques

£395

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

From Applecross Antiques

£295

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Pair of 19th C Tin Glazed Polychrome Jugs

19th century

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Pair of 19th C Tin Glazed Polychrome Jugs

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£145

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18th century

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French Salt Glazed Vinegar Barrel

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£360

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Pair of Antique Hr Quimper French Faience Pin Trays

1900 - 1920

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Pair of Antique Hr Quimper French Faience Pin Trays

From Applecross Antiques

£335

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French Enamelled Faience Pair of Vases by Jules Vieillard

19th century

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French Enamelled Faience Pair of Vases by Jules Vieillard

From H & H Gallery

£2,000

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19th century

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Huge 19th C Terracotta Glazed Bowl

From William James Antiques

£480

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A ceramic pig sculpture from Bavent in Normandy offers a charming reminder that nineteenth-century French potters turned their art toward farmyard life.

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C19th Ale Jug

From Martin Murray Antiques

£280

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19th century

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French Confit Pot

From Arcadia Antiques

£165

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19th century

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Pair Early 19th Century French Faience Posy Vases

From Timberhill Gallery

£385

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Napoleon III and Eugenie Staffordshire Figure C1860

19th century

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Napoleon III and Eugenie Staffordshire Figure C1860

From Shaun King Antiques

£165

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19th Century French Pottery

19th Century French Faience Bowl

Set of 25 French Confit Pots

Antique French Armonial Double Handled Faience Flask, 19th Century

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ "Napoleon III"

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure Group ~ "Napoleon Iii, Empress and Prince"

Pair of 19th C Tin Glazed Polychrome Jugs

French Salt Glazed Vinegar Barrel

Pair of Antique Hr Quimper French Faience Pin Trays

French Enamelled Faience Pair of Vases by Jules Vieillard

Huge 19th C Terracotta Glazed Bowl

C19th Ale Jug

French Confit Pot

Pair Early 19th Century French Faience Posy Vases

Napoleon III and Eugenie Staffordshire Figure C1860

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